noun, literary
officials and commoners (of a feudal state)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
（沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
Mandarin
领主对他的臣民有绝对权力。
領主對他的臣民有絕對權力。
lǐng zhǔ duì tā de chén mín yǒu jué duì quán lì 。
The lord held absolute power over his subjects.
Mandarin
国王所有的臣民，由于害怕他的愤怒而经常表现得卑躬屈膝。
國王所有的臣民，由於害怕他的憤怒而經常表現得卑躬屈膝。
guó wáng suǒ yǒu de chén mín ， yóu yú hài pà tā de fèn nù ér jīng cháng biǎo xiàn dé bēi gōng qū xī 。
All the king's subjects, fearing his wrath, often acted quite servile.
Examples (Wiktionary)
Mandarin
暴君治下的臣民，大抵比暴君更暴；暴君的暴政，时常还不能餍足暴君治下的臣民的欲望。
暴君治下的臣民，大抵比暴君更暴；暴君的暴政，時常還不能饜足暴君治下的臣民的慾望。
bào jūn zhì xià de chén mín ， dà dǐ bǐ bào jūn gèng bào ； bào jūn de bào zhèng ， shí cháng hái bù néng yàn zú bào jūn zhì xià de chén mín de yù wàng ．
The subjects under the tyrant can often be more tyrannical than their ruler. From time to time, the tyrant's tyranny fails to satisfy the subjects' appetite.